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The Poetry Police...reposted for Paul(Goodknight)
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The Poetry Police...reposted for Paul(Goodknight) |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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***The Poetry Police***This is about a website where I used to post my poetry.They believed that poetry should never be written with the feelings and their modus operandi was to tear poems apart.No one was allowed to say a kind word about anyone else's poem. Invisible uniforms wield their power through fingered keyboards and screens didactic despots of meter and rhyme hide their faces, ashamed to be seen digital monarchs of metaphor crowned heads of poetrythink hurl poisoned darts of admonishment at bards of emotional ink intellect rules, in this lofty domain those who dare to write with their passion are stripped of their words and their voices and banned in undignified fashion exiled forever, beyond the great wall along with their martyred writs bards of emotion who took the fall now look for friendlier crits poets disliked by the fuhror are rapidly put in their place no comments appear neath their work their creations forever displaced and remarks which dare challange authority will be hastily put to death slashed from the page with the vengeance of rage swiftly deprived of their breath as cliques of elite on the throne slash poems with daggers of hate and writers insulted for reasons unknown flee this poetry police state ***** Lyra |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssssss) I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this before, sweet friend, those poetry sites are truly false and inundated with jealousy and greed, for poetry is all from the heart and soul and to censor thoughts you share is so wrong! (sigh) This is excellent, sweet friend, you belong here at Passions where we will always be happy to read what you write from your golden heart, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
Lyra - thanks for your repost and what a powerful piece of writing - your poetry sure speaks volumes to me - I love this one too - thanks again - Paul |
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mycafe Senior Member
since 2002-05-23
Posts 584 |
Lyra, I am so glad that you found PIP, and 'cos of that we found you! Your talent has always been appreciated MUCHLY! marie Keep counting your blessings |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
I remember when you first posted this Lyra, and I went to the site to see if it was really this bad, and I was saddened to see that it was. How wonderful that we have this friendly place. For poetry is different things to different people. I just like to express my feelings, and certainly don’t want to be ripped apart because I haven’t used the words somebody else would use. There is room for all kinds of different styles of poetry, and expressions of feeling. I like the respect the poets here give to all the others. Puppy school 101...please teacher...make Duncan stop humping those poor girls legs!!!! |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Noah...thanks so much for your reply. I think critiquing is good...it helps our poetry to grow. But what they did at that site was not critiquing at all. Most of the time, they would just tell us how bad our poetry was...without giving any reason...and of course if anyone ever said anyone's poetry was good.....the hammer would crash down on their head.  ~ hugs of happiness to be hereLyra |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
 I, too, remember when you first posted this. I could not imagine such a site, but one look, and *poof* I came home where I belong. Ron allows us so many options, to critique or not critique, a simple question if we so choose, courtesy, should we not. I think you should post this once every four months or so, Lyra, just to let the new folks understand just how fortunate us "old timers" feel to have such a comfortable place to be among new, and old, friends... |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Paul... I am sure glad that you found Nancy's website and that you ended up here instead of at a site like that one... I would have hated to miss out on your excellent poetry.  ~ poetic hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks so much, Marie...I'm so glad you found Piptalk too... I am glad that all of us did, because this is one big happy wonderful family... ~ family hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Oh Tracey....so you really went and checked it out! It is like the dungeon of poetry websites... The moderators actually have the nerve to call themselves "the czars of merriment"  ~ happy to be here hugsLyra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks for replying to this one, Karilea... I think its probably a great idea to post this one every so often as a reminder of how wonderful this site is.  ~ hugs and grinsLyra |
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